KYIV. UkraineGate , 16 , June , 2022 | Political News.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi are already in Kyiv on a night train from Poland, dpa reports .
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“German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi have arrived in Kyiv on their first visit since the Russian invasion. European leaders arrived by night train from Poland. to be accepted into the European Union “, – the edition reports.
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However, dpa points out that for the German Chancellor, this visit “was a turning point after several weeks of debate over whether he should have arrived earlier to show support.” Zelensky is constantly pressuring Berlin to do more to help, including sending heavy weapons such as tanks, the newspaper said.
According to the AP, the French president’s office said that “President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi went to Kyiv together, and Romanian President Klaus Johannes will join them in the Ukrainian capital.”
European leaders are expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The visit will take place at a time when EU leaders are preparing to decide on June 23-24 at Ukraine’s request to join the EU, as well as ahead of an important NATO summit on June 29-30 in Madrid.
Also Thursday, NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels to discuss additional military assistance to Ukraine. On Wednesday, the United States and Germany announced an increase in aid. Yes, America and its allies are providing long-range weapons that they say could change the battle.
